Aaron Rodgers extended his sharp start to the preseason, throwing for 195 yards and three touchdowns in the first half of the Green Bay Packers' 59-24 rout of the Indianapolis Colts at Lambeau Field on Thursday night.

BROOKLYN, Mich. - Now that it's over, Mark Martin can admit that the speculation about his future at Hendrick Motorsports was weighing on him.

Kasey Kahne's future has been settled. The present doesn't look too bad for him, either.

Brett Favre has informed the Minnesota Vikings he won't return for a second season, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

It started with a crash right after the green flag fell. Then things really got chaotic at Sunday's Brickyard 400.

Any sports event that draws an estimated crowd of 180,000 has to be considered a smashing success by any measure. Except when it drew 270,000 two years earlier.

David Reutimann blew by Jeff Gordon and cruised to the victory in the Sprint Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway.

Kurt Busch believes Danica Patrick will be better equipped to compete in NASCAR once she makes a full-time switch to stock car racing.

It won't be much consolation after a stomach-churning loss that knocked the United States out of the World Cup, but the U.S. team accomplished something remarkable Saturday: It got a big slice of Americans back home to plan the day around watching soccer.

They celebrated the U.S. team's big moment in bars, restaurants and office cubicles from coast to coast, die-hard soccer supporters and curious casual fans united as they shouted, sang and even sobbed with joy.

For the third year in a row, Carl Edwards made the most of his cross-country commute to Wisconsin.

The pub is packed with beer-swilling supporters cheering on their home country during a recent "friendly" exhibition match. They're belting out songs and chants, many of them R-rated, as one fan keeps time by pounding on the giant drum he brought to the bar.